Metaphysics of Patanjali Sutra

Metaphysics, the philosophical study whose object is to determine the real nature of things-to determine the meaning, structure and principles of whatever is insofar as it is. Yoga Philosophy of Patanjali is based on his Yoga Sutras. In the Yoga Sutras Patanjali brought together various principles and practices of yoga prevalent at his time into a coherent system. The sutras are short forms with a few essential words each. This is a confusing verse and doesn’t fit nicely into the metaphysics we have on hand in Hindu thought, so it requires some analysis. Some commentators use “desire is eternal” for this verse. Most translators use “beginningless” or “without beginning”. The mind, on reading the verse, tends to add “without end” because if a thing has no beginning, yet exists, it has no end. Patanjali’s Yogasutra with commentary rendered in current psychological idiom. It features an extensive introduction to the context and attempts to draw out conclusions on the implication of yoga theory and practices to current psychological knowledge. This book thus provides the psychological context and the relevance of studies of yoga for advancing the existing psychological knowledge. Yoga psychology provides the foundation for Indian psychology, an emerging discipline, rooted in classical Indian tradition.